NFL Quarterback Power Rankings

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger moved up into the No. 2 slot in this week's power rankings. To find out who else moved up and who slipped down the chart, check out Ed Thompson's latest analysis of the NFL's starting quarterbacks.

1.
(1) Peyton Manning, ColtsManning is tops in passing yards per game (329) and touchdowns (12).
And he's second in completion rate (73.5%). Colts fans will have to hope
that the bye week doesn't cause Manning to lose any momentum.
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2. (5) Ben Roethlisberger, SteelersRoethlisberger leads the league with a 74% completion rate and 42.4%
of his throws moving the chains. He threw for 277 yards and three
touchdowns while completing 76% of this passes last weekend.
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3. (2) Drew Brees, SaintsAfter a bye week, Brees will be striving to regain his hot hand with
a strong performance against the Giants. He hasn't thrown a touchdown
pass or tallied more than 190 passing yards in a game since Week
2.
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4. (4) Eli Manning, GiantsManning's ten touchdown passes against just two interceptions has
been key to the Giants' early-season success. He only had to throw ten
times in a rout over Oakland, but he completed 80%, including a pair of
touchdown passes.
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5. (8) Matt Ryan, FalconsRyan's moving the chains with 42.4% of his passes, the second-best
mark in the NFL. And he's thrown just two interceptions. He threw for
329 yards last week during a decisive 45-10 win over the 49ers.
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6. (6) Brett Favre, VikingsFavre's competed at least 75% of his throws in three out of his
first five games, and his 69.1% season average is third-best in the NFL.
Last week against the Rams, he was picked off for just the second time
this season, but also threw for a score in a 38-10 romp.More on the Vikings...

7. (3) Joe Flacco, RavensFlacco was held to a season-low 186 yards last week, dropping him to
ninth for the season with an average of 257 per game. He threw for
another touchdown, his ninth of the season, but also threw two
interceptions in a game for the first time this year.
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8. (9) Matt Schaub, TexansSchaub threw for two more touchdowns to push his season total to
ten. That puts him in a tie for second with Eli Manning, trailing Peyton
Manning by two. The Texans quarterback completed 70% of his throws for
371 yards in a losing effort at Arizona.
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9. (11) Kurt Warner, Cardinals After a slow start, Warner has put up a pair of consecutive 300-yard
passing games. He threw for two touchdowns against the Texans while
completing 68% of his passes. He's fourth in the league in passing yards
per game with 291.
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10. (10) Philip Rivers, ChargersRivers had the week off after throwing three touchdown passes during
a loss to the Steelers. With the Broncos on tap this week, he needs to
find a way to boost his completion rate, which hasn't broken the 60%
mark since Week 1.More on the
Chargers...

11. (12) Kyle Orton, BroncosOrton finally tossed his first interception of the season, during an
overtime win over the Patriots. But he also threw for two scores,
completed a season-best 72% of his throws and broke the 300-yard mark in
a game for the first time in 2009 with 330 yards.
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12. (NR) Matt Hasselbeck, SeahawksWith Hasselbeck back under center, Seattle demolished a Jaguars club
that had won two straight. He threw for four touchdowns and completed
60% of his passes after sitting out two games due to injury.
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13. (7) Tom Brady, PatriotsBrady's 61.4% completion rate and his percentage of passes that
create first downs (35.3%) are both 16th-best in the league. Not very
Brady-like. But he's seventh in passing yards per game with 268. He
should have a big day against the Titans.More on the
Patriots...

14. (NR) Donovan McNabb, EaglesIn just two starts McNabb has thrown for five touchdowns versus one
interception. Last week he completed 76% of his throws against the Bucs
and tallied three touchdowns. Now he faces an Oakland defense that was
embarrassed by the Giants last week.
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15. (13) Jay Cutler, BearsCutler's going to need his "A" game against the Falcons
this week. His eight touchdown throws puts him in the top fourth of the
league in that category. After throwing four interceptions in the season
opener, Cutler has thrown just one pick in the last three contests.
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16. (14) Aaron Rodgers, PackersRodgers' 274 passing yards per game is sixth-best in the NFL as he
comes out of his bye week to face the Lions. While he's only thrown six
touchdown passes so far, he's also tossed just one interception. Rodgers
has suffered a league-high 20 sacks this season.
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17. (19) Tony Romo, CowboysRomo has found a playmaker in Miles Austin. The pair hooked up for
250 of Romo's 351 yards and two scores last week. But he's completed
just 58% of his passes this year, which puts him in the bottom third of
the league in that category.
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18. (15) Jason Campbell, RedskinsAlthough he's got the sixth-best completion rate in the NFL (67%)
and the fouth-best rate of moving the chains with his passes (41.5%),
the Redskins are 2-3 as they prepare for the Chiefs. Campbell's averaged
just 157 passing yards during his last two games.
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19. (18) Carson Palmer, BengalsPalmer's 271 passing yards was a season-best mark, but he also
threw his sixth interception of the year. Only two quarterbacks in the
league have thrown more picks than Palmer. But he's been resilient late
in games, leading Cincinnati to a 4-1 record.
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20. (29) Chad Henne, DolphinsHenne shocked the Jets defense by completing 76% of his throws for
241 yards and two touchdowns. With the second-year quarterback leading
the offense, the Dolphins have scored 69 points over the past two games.
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21. (17) David Garrard, JaguarsAfter a 300-yard performance against the Titans, Garrard sputtered
against Seattle, completing 58% of his throws for just 188 yards during
a 41-0 loss. Garrard has failed to throw for a touchdown in three of the
team's five games.
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22. (26) Matt Cassel, ChiefsCassel threw for a season-high 253 yards against Dallas last week.
He's passed for two touchdowns and has avoided throwing any
interceptions in each of his last three contests. But he needs to
improve on his completion rate of just 52% over the past two weeks.
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23. (21) Mark Sanchez, JetsSanchez and the Jets have slipped into mediocrity after a fast
start. His completion rate (56%) is tied for fourth-worst in the NFL,
and he now has as many interceptions as touchdowns (5). Sanchez's 172
yards against Miami was his highest total since Week 1.
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24. (24) Matthew Stafford, LionsStafford sat out of last weekend's game due to injury. And his
status for this Sunday is still questionable. The last time he started,
Stafford threw for 296 yards and completed 66% of his passes.
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25. (20) Shaun Hill, 49ersHill had an awful day against Atlanta, completing just 39% of his
passes. He's hovered around the 200-yard passing mark in the three of
five games and 150 yards in the other two. The 49ers won't be able to
keep up with more explosive teams if he doesn't step it up.
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26. (27) Jake Delhomme, PanthersAt his current pace, Delhomme would finish the year with just 12
touchdown passes. His lowest career total in a 16-game season was 19
back in 2003. Delhomme needs a big game against the Bucs this week to
build on Carolina's narrow win over the Redskins.
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27. (22) Kerry Collins, TitansDuring a 31-9 clobbering against the Colts, Collins threw his
seventh interception of the year, matching his 2008 season total. Over
the past three weeks he's thrown five interceptions and two touchdown
passes. This week, he has to try to keep up with Tom Brady.
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28. (23) Trent Edwards,
BillsWill abandoning the no-huddle offense help Edwards get back on
track? It can't hurt. Edwards is only creating first downs with 27% of
his throws, the fifth-lowest mark in the NFL. And he's thrown one more
interception (6) than touchdowns (5) this year.
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29. (NR) Marc Bulger, RamsBulger gets another shot as the starter in St. Louis after missing
two starts and seeing limited duty in two of the last three games. But
he's completed just 56% of his throws when he has played.
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30. (28) Derek Anderson, BrownsSure, the Browns won last week, but Anderson completed just two of
seventeen pass attempts (11.8%) for 23 yards. Cleveland needs to trade
for a real quarterback before Tuesday's deadline.
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31. (31) Josh Johnson, BuccaneersJohnson took some lumps last week against the Eagles, throwing three
interceptions. On a positive note, he posted a career-best 240 passing
yards and two touchdown throws. But he's completing just 52% of his
passes. This could soon be Josh Freeman's team.
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32. (32) JaMarcus Russell, RaidersRussell hasn't thrown a touchdown pass since Week 1, and that's
really bad news with the Eagles up next. He still has the worst
completion rate (42.1%) and first-down rate (23.1%) in the NFL.
More on the Raiders...

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